Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-04
OFF TO PITTSBURG.
A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO LEAVE
FOR THAT CITY THIS MORNING,
To Take Part in and to Witness the Exercises
Incident Upon the Big Grand Army
Demonstration TO be Held There.

This is Grand Army Day at Pittsburg,
and a grand time is anticipated. The CITY
will be crowded with old soldiers, and
there is every indication that a big parade
will be the result. Wheeling will no
doubt send up nine or ten hundred people,
half of whom at least will be soldiers. Be
sides Holiday Post and Stephens Post OF
this city, the Bella;re, Moundsville, Ben
wood, Bridgeport and Martins Ferry Posts
will 20 up in a body. IL is also under
stood that several Posts from down the
river ana out through the State will JOIN
in to help swell the crowd, and West Nlr-
ginia will undoubtedly he well rep
resented on the occasion OF the Grand
Army of the Republic demonstration in
Pittsburg.
As the round trip has beeu placed at the
extremely low figure of one dollar, on both
railroads, the inducement to 20 is in-
creased. Holiday and Stephens Posts, 1t
is understood will 20 up on the d. and D.,
leaving here at 40 o'clock this morning,
and the members were at work yesterday
attempting to increase the list of those to
90 with them. Holiday Post will be the
guest of Post No. 80 Of Pittsburg, and will
march with it in the parade. 1t is proba-
BILE that a great many people will return
tonight as the trains are conveniently ar
ranged, but others will remain over until
Thursday, to take in the whole affair.
The programme for to-day will include
the parade and speeches, and 1t Is ex-
pected that a number OF Grand Army
speakers will be on hand, among whom
are Governor James A. Beaver, Adjutant
General Thomas J. Stewart, Mr.. Sappher,
editor of the German Volunteer, Of Phila-
delphia; Assistant Q~uartermaster General
Williams and General Osborne, of Wilkes
barre.
Camp fires will be held this evening in
the Fifth Avenue Market Hall, the Coli
scum, Allegheny, and in Salisbury Hall,
OH the South Side. Special arrangements
have been made for the entertainment Of
visiting comrades in the latter hall, which
will be used as headquarters for the South
Side division. There will also be a num-
Der of regimental reunions.
Post 3 will have a section of battle flags
in the parade to-day, among which will be
the flags of the One Hundred and Second
regiment Pennsylvania volunteers, Sickle's
brigade, Sixty-third regiment Pennsylva-
MIA volunteers, Twelfth regiment Pennsyl-
yania volunteers and two guidons, one OF
which was the first one carried into Rich
mond, and the other was at the head of
President Lincoln's funeral when it left
the White House.
The Interstate Fair Association having
rendered the Executive Committee two
flags, as prizes to the Posts taking part in
the parade on Grand Army Day, 1t has
been decided TO present to the Post having
the largest number of members in good
standing in line the Post %cOlors; and the
Post having the largest percentage OF mem
bership in good standing in line to receive
the national cOlors.
As before stated the occasion will be a
grand one, and those who 20 up to Pitts
burg will have a good time and see lots OF
things.